How to Pronounce Augustus
Ah-GUSS-tuss
Augustus is pronounced Ah-GUSS-tuss (ɔːˈgʌstəs): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: aw-GUHS-tuhs.
What does Augustus mean?
Augustus means “increased, augmented”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Augustus?
The cognomen of the first Roman emperor, C. Julius Caesar Octavianus, during whose reign Christ was born (Luke 2:1). His decree that “all the world should be taxed” was the divinely ordered occasion of Jesus’ being born, according to prophecy (Micah 5:2), in Bethlehem. This name being simply a title meaning “majesty” or “venerable,” first given to him by the senate (B.C. 27), was borne by succeeding emperors. Before his death (A.D. 14) he associated Tiberius with him in the empire (Luke 3:1), by whom he was succeeded.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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